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Sucocystis maroccana

Cincta - Sucocystidae

Taxonomy
Cyclocinctus maroccanus was named by Termier and Termier (1973) [= Gyrocystis platessa Termier et Termier 1950 (non JAEKEL), ]IV, p. 228, pl. 228, fig. 29-30 ; ? pl. 207, fig. 48.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sur la rive gauche de l'oued Mellah (ancienne route de Casablanca à Rabat), which is in a Cambrian marine horizon in the Coulouma Formation of Morocco.

It was recombined as Sucocystis maroccana by Smith and Zamora (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Cyclocinctus maroccanus Termier and Termier pp. 255 - 256 figs. 14-15
2009Sucocystis maroccana Smith and Zamora p. 807

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
classCincta(Jaekel 1918)
familySucocystidaeFriedrich 1993
genusSucocystisCabibel et al. 1959
speciesmaroccana()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Sucocystis maroccana Termier and Termier 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2022-12-08 19:35:59
Modified: 2022-12-08 19:36:58
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Raman et al. 2015

Age range: Middle Cambrian or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Morocco Cyclocinctus maroccanus (199489)